Sun Microsystems Releases StarOffice 9

Sun Microsystems on Monday released StarOffice 9, the latest version of its office suite.

Sun Microsystems on Monday released StarOffice 9, the latest version of its office suite.

Monday's revamp includes a new start center, overhauled icons, and new features such as multiple page editing in Writer, an optimization Solver tool and 1024 columns in Calc, native table support in Impress, and handling of poster-size graphics in Draw. Version 9 also includes Mozilla Thunderbird's e-mail client and Lightning calendar program.

Sun also released the Asian language version of its office suite, StarSuite 9.
Both products are available for download at http://globalspecials.sun.com for $34.95. Bulk orders for business can be purchased for $25 per user with one- and three-year terms, and standard or premium support.

"The StarOffice engineering teams and OpenOffice.org community have come together to produce a first-class product," Jim Parkinson, vice president of developer, tools and services at Sun Microsystems, said in a statement . "With the new features in 9.0, businesses get an open standards-based, enterprise-class office productivity suite that is compatible with Microsoft Office but costs significantly less."

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